Pregnant Platy

[jayling]

Hey...

My little platy female is getting large ... she is definantly pregnant at what stage do i put her into the netbreeder.... Please help me...

thanks

 

[richchappy]

putting them in the net can cause them to abort. But just wait till as late as possible, to be honest i think its best to let the fish give birth in the main tank and just scoop the babys out, or even better a breeding tank

Rich

 

[theotheragentm]

I concur. I would avoid the net breeder altogether. Removing the adult fish is easier than rounding up all the fry. As long as you have hiding places in the tank where the fry will be birthed, some of them will survive. If this is your first batch I understand the desire to let them all surice, but really, you will be overrun with fry soon enough. I'd say to let the mother stay in a separate full tank is the best solution.